Non-squishy bar soap

[Teael]

Trying to cut down on plastic, but why is bar soap so SQUISHY after a few days! Are there any low plastic soaps that don't disintegrate quickly into sludge?

Get a magnetic soap holder to keep it dry.

You need a soap dish that allows water to drain off.
Also, it's worth thinking about how you're using the soap - my MIL always leaves it absolutely swimming in water, I have no idea how!!

The only soap dish that works for me is a metal cage one that sticks on the wall like this: www.amazon.co.uk/MaxHold-No-Drilling-Suction-Soap-Basket/dp/B011KFIKJG/ref=asc_df_B011KFIKJG/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=255672231529&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6137695320427261000&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007053&hvtargid=pla-306828757636&psc=1

It lets the air circulate and dries the soap properly.

It shouldn't be.

Buy your soap ahead of needing it, unwrap and place in a cupboard or in your undies drawer (where it will gently scent them). This allows the soap to harden off which makes it last longer.

Invest in a decent soap dish with ridges which allows the soap to drain and dry between uses - don't allow it to sit in a puddle of water. Failing that (or as well as) get a cap from a bottle of beer and push it into the soap to make a small foot for the soap to stand on.

I really rate Pears transparent soap for not going sludgy, I like the green one. Bought one during lockdown when it was the only soap that hadn't sold out 🙄 but get it all the time now.

It does come wrapped in plastic inside the box though thinking about it.

I find the Faith in Nature ones pretty good (often on offer in Holland & Barrett)

We use Pears as well and it stays solid.

Pears
Johnson's honey baby soap
Nesti dante

Thank you! I have a good draining soap dish that elevates the soap, and drains. It's never sitting in water. It just never really dries. I will try the bottle tip. And pears, or the baby soap! I also will try the letting it harden off before using.

I find Imperial Leather stays hard - and it comes with a label to use as a foot so you don't need a bottle top!

I use dettol soap bars and they always dry off and go back to normal.

Sanex bars are plastic free and stay solid, so long as you use a proper soap dish that drains.

I keep it on an upturned nail brush. This lets it dry out properly.

Tesco own brand- the cheapest one

Kew soap (from garden centres etc), Italian soap from TK Maxx and Imperial Leather. All good.

if you buy packs of 2 and 4, the boxes are usually wrapped in plastic though, as a warning. Mind you, it’s still hugely reducing the amount of plastic compared to bottles of body wash.

Another vote for green Pears!

I like Imperial Leather, and it doesn’t go soggy. But does anyone else find it develops long cracks in the bar, if exposed in a warm bathroom?

I agree that Pears is good and doesn't go slimy. We have the magnetic soap holders so the soap is suspended in air! Great invention.

I really like the Faith in Nature ones. No plastic wrapping either. Or Pears

Sanex or Dettol are good. Both smell nice and are fine on my eczema prone hands / skin.

I really like Faith In Nature bars but they go so squishy when used as hand soap so I won't be buying again.

Pears gives me squeaky, tight skin, sadly. I like dove but it goes a bit squishy and isn’t technically soap, so Sanex it is. I like a lot of luxury soaps too but often they are bit fragranced for more sensitive bits.

Dettol or shield don't go soggy.

We use Simple soap and just the normal shower soap tray and it's always fine. I'm not sure it sits in the environmental scale but DH has allergies and is also sensitive to anything with a perfume so it's pretty much all we can use. DSs use various other bar soaps in their bathroom, such as Dettol, imperial leather or coal tar soaps and they also seem fine and not soggy. We do keep our bathrooms aired though.